Week 5 (Through Cancer Terms)

Question 1

Carcinoma

Answer 1

Most common form of cancer that develops from sheets of cells that cover a surface (skin) or line a body cavity (lining of stomach).

Question 2

Sarcoma

Answer 2

Rare form of cancer that arises from connective and supportive tissues like bone, muscle, fat, etc.

Question 3

T, N, M

Answer 3

T: indicates size of tumor (followed by a number indicating its size in mm), N: indicates if cancer has spread to lymph nodes, M: whether cancer has metastasized to other organs and areas

Question 4

Radiosensitive

Answer 4

Cancer degenerates in response to radiation

Question 5

Radioresistance

Answer 5

Either a partial response or no response at all to radiation

Question 6

Fractionation

Answer 6

Treatment where radiation dose is broken down into multiple exposures over several weeks to minimize side effects

Question 7

Cryosurgery

Answer 7

Destroying malignant tissue by freezing it with a cold probe, used for soft tissues like liver or kidneys

Question 8

Fulguration

Answer 8

“Lightning” in Latin. Malignant tissue is destroyed with an electrocautery instrument (electrical current).

Question 9

Excisional Biopsy

Answer 9

Simultaneous tissue sampling and removal of a tumor with a safe margin of normal tissue, usually done with skin lesions

Question 10

Resect

Answer 10

To cut and remove a segment of an organ containing a tumor

Question 11

En Bloc Resection

Answer 11

Removal of the tumor and any surrounding organs or tissues that may be cancerous, necessary for large abdominal sarcomas